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What are the functions of glycoproteins in the cell membrane? (6 marks)

Antigens - cell recognition/cell signalling - receptor or binding site for hormones - cell adhesion - attach to water molecules to stabilise the cell membrane - receptor/ binding site/ trigger
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Answered by Jigi M. • Biology tutor
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How does sweat cool the body down? (2 marks)

Water in the sweat evaporates due to the body temperature of the organism - This takes heat with it
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How do humans and other mammals keep homeostasis of their body temperature?

Humans and other mammals keep their body temperature within just a few degrees of 37 degrees celcius. To achieve homeostasis of body temperature, three components are involved: a receptor, a co-ordinator, an...
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In terms of ecological pyramids, how can pyramids of numbers sometimes be a different shape from pyramids of biomass, even for the same food chain?

Ecological pyramids are a way of visualizing a food chain, either with the mass of organisms or the total number of the population of organims at each stage of the food chain. Pyramids of biomass are always ...
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How do mitosis and meiosis have different outcomes?

The beginning of both of these cell activities are very similar with the 23 pairs (46) chromosomes replicating resulting in 2 sister chromatids. At this point when the spindle fibres attach is when the proce...
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